Hepatitis B virus serosurvey and awareness of mother-to-child transmission among pregnant women in Shenyang, China: An observational study

Medicine
Qiuju ShengY Ding

Abstract

Preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the key to controlling the prevalence of chronic HBV infection. Adequate awareness of hepatitis B in hepatitis B s antigen (HBsAg) positive pregnant women may be helpful to reduce HBV MTCT.The aim of this study was to explore HBV seroprevalence among pregnant women and investigate the level of hepatitis B awareness among HBsAg positive pregnant women.HBV serum biomarkers were tested among pregnant women visiting Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University. HBsAg-positive pregnant women received a HBV DNA test and completed a questionnaire. The different HBV DNA loads were interpreted as follows: 20 to  < 2 × 10 IU/mL was low viral load, 2 × 10 to  < 2 × 10 IU/mL was intermediate viral load and ≥2 × 10 IU/mL was high viral load. The pregnant women with high viral load were treated with telbivudine (LdT). HBV DNA at different times was tested. The rate of HBV MTCT was confirmed at 28 weeks postpartum.HBsAg prevalence among pregnant women was 3.1% (441/14314). There was significant difference in comparing HBsAg prevalence in different age groups (χ = 13.86, P < .01). Among 441 HBsAg-positive pregnant women, 151 (34.2%) were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) p...Continue Reading

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Sep 29, 2019·Scientific Reports·Jian TaoAiqin Liu
Jun 25, 2021·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Maria BelopolskayaDenis Gusev

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